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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 615: Fighting in the face

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    The moon was sparse, and the Nanyuan camp did not feel cold at night. Instead, it was still a lively scene. Although it was already midnight, the Taiping soldiers in the camp were still busy.

    Among the groups of Taiping soldiers coming and going, Ronglu, who was standing not far from the camp of the coalition envoys, looked particularly awkward. His bald forehead with long braids was really unusual against the backdrop of the torches.  When the officers and soldiers of the Taiping Army who came and went saw him, they all looked at him with disdain. Some even spit out a few mouthfuls of thick phlegm in front of him, and cursed a few words such as "dogs and monsters" and "traitors".

    Ronglu smiled and said nothing, but felt that it was not easy for his old classmate to instill his personal will into the lower-level officers and soldiers through brainwashing. However, he still did not have the slightest regret, no matter what the people's wishes were.  ?  Isn¡¯t it just a personality cult?  Compared to the actual benefits you can get, nothing matters.

    The coalition envoys were restricted to several tent areas and were not allowed to move around at will. Ronglu was unable to move around. He walked to the edge of this area alone, intending to take a closer look at the forts and fortifications built by the Taiping Army. Since he was transferred  After returning to the capital, he has not directly fought against the Taiping Army for two years. The most recent fight was against Lin Fengxiang's Taiping Army in Huaishang.

    While I was watching, a rough voice floated from behind: "You can still keep smiling in the face of the world's scorn. Such a self-deprecating effort makes me feel inferior to ¨R³¤¨R·ç¨Rliterary¨R.  ww¡ô£«¨Œet.¡±

    Looking back, Ronglu saw Xiao Yungui. Xiao Yungui waved his hand and motioned for the guards who were following him to step back. He smiled and said, "Do you want to do it on your own? You flatter me too much. I'm not that well-educated."  Kung Fu, I¡¯m a very vindictive person.¡±

    Xiao Yungui walked to and stood beside him.  He nodded slightly and said: "Yes, you are a person who will take revenge when you are angry. You can even betray Qingyun, what else can't you do?"

    Ronglu sneered: "She wanted to deal with me first, so you can't blame me." At this point, he paused and then said: "You don't have to be complacent. If you change places with me, you will definitely show respect to me."  I do this."

    Xiao Yungui snorted coldly and said, "Have you not always liked Qingyun? Now you are treating her like this?"

    Ronglu put away his smile, looked at Xiao Yungui with some surprise, and finally laughed out loud and said: "I didn't expect you to say such childish words. If I like it, I like it, and my career is my career. If she blocks my career, she will naturally move.  Yes. And I¡¯ve thought about it, as long as my plan succeeds, I can take good care of Qingyun after she steps down. What¡¯s wrong with this?¡±

    Xiao Yungui chuckled and said, "I thought it was too simple. You are not just doing it in vain, but you are also quite capable in the art of thick black."

    Ronglu smiled and said: "Both and each other, didn't you say you didn't want to talk to me, a traitor, during the day? You haven't talked to me for so long now? Xiao Yungui, Xiao Yungui, when it comes to thick and black knowledge, how can I be your opponent?  ?¡±

    Xiao Yungui was not angry, but said sternly: "Lu Sixuan. It is now before the historical opportunity of the entire country and nation. If we grasp it well, the rest of history will be completely rewritten. There will be no more than 150 years in the future."  A history of suffering. Now that we are in this historical period, we have become an inseparable factor in the history of this time and space. We all have historical responsibilities. I advise you to give up your plans. You also understand the current situation. Even if you are conservative and full of  So what if the Mongolian nobles can overthrow Qingyun? Can you stop our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom army?"

    Ronglu's smile was a little stiff, and finally disappeared, and he said in a deep voice: "Xiao Yungui, don't use any righteousness to pressure me. Do what you said have anything to do with me? Historical responsibility? I am not a great man.  I don¡¯t want to be a great man. I will still die in a few decades. Who will I care about my historical responsibility after my death?¡±

    Ronglu sneered and continued: "You come to persuade me at this time because you want to give the British and French another blow during tomorrow's negotiations. If I give up the plan and persuade Mianyu and others to give up their plan to overthrow Qingyun,  If we plan to do so, the British and French will have even less reason to continue attacking Beijing, right?"

    Xiao Yungui stared at him coldly and said, "I'm giving you the last chance!"

    Ronglu retorted, "I don't need it!"

    Then the two people were speechless for a while, staring at each other. The atmosphere in the air suddenly solidified. Both of them tried to overpower the other in terms of momentum, see through the other's heart, and make the other succumb to their pressure, but in the end they both gave up.  .

    After they both looked away, Xiao Yungui said calmly: "Okay, that's it. If you don't listen, there's nothing I can do about it. Don't blame me for being cruel in the future."

    Ronglu pondered for a moment and then said: "Xiao Yungui, you know, this matter has reachedNow I can't change it alone. People like Mian Yu and Fu Heng represent a class of people. What's the use of me not wanting to do it alone?  "

    Xiao Yungui looked at him coldly and said: "You planned everything! Otherwise, how could people like Mianyu think of cooperating with the British and French? Without you and Gong Cheng, how could things have reached this point?  ?What¡¯s the use of saying such things now?¡±

    Ronglu smiled lightly and said: "I can't help it. I just hope you remember the agreement we made a few years ago. Once one party is defeated, the other party will save the other party's life. You still remember it, right?"

    Xiao Yungui secretly sneered in his heart. At this time, this man was still planning his future. He also saw that the Taiping Army was powerful and his plan might not succeed, but he still didn't want to let this opportunity go.  He is also afraid that he will lose his life if he is defeated in the future, so now he talks about his so-called difficulties of being unable to control himself, shamelessly hoping that Xiao Yungui can abide by his previous agreement and use this to save his life if he fails.

    At that moment, Xiao Yungui snorted coldly and said: "I am not a dishonest villain like you. I will naturally keep my words! I will save your life!"

    Ronglu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Thank you very much. It's getting late, so I'll go back and rest." After saying that, he bowed his hands slightly and went on his way.

    Xiao Yungui looked at Ronglu's back and sneered to himself: "You gave up your last chance. Don't blame me for being ruthless. It's easy to save your life, but don't you know what life is worse than death?"  Hahaha¡­¡­"

    The negotiations the next day were as difficult as ever. Although the British and French ministers offered concessions, they returned to the plan of the Northern Expedition that had been proposed in Shanghai before, hoping to jointly occupy Beijing with the Taiping Army, and asked the Taiping Army to agree to bring the Manchu royal family  Members and officers were turned over to the disposal of the coalition forces.

    Xiao Yungui did not consider it and directly rejected it. Just as Sir Elgin was worried, the political purpose of the Taiping Rebellion was to completely eliminate the Manchu Qing government, and it was impossible to agree to such an absurd proposal.

    On the contrary, today the Chinese negotiating team proposed that the coalition forces withdraw their troops from Tongzhou, Tianjin, Dagu and other places as soon as possible and hand over the above-mentioned places to the Taiping Army, because those are also Chinese lands. As compensation, the Taiping Army promised to give a large sum of money to the coalition forces.  Military compensation.

    Sir Elgin was completely angry. Only now did he realize that from the beginning, the Taiping Army planned to occupy Beijing alone and did not give the coalition forces any chance. The negotiation may just be to buy more time to deploy defenses.  Last night, when the Taiping soldiers rested their fortifications all night, they should have been able to tell, but it was a pity that they were busy discussing countermeasures.

    That morning, the angry Sir Elgin left the Nanyuan Camp with the envoys. It seemed that war was inevitable. Wu Shili was deeply worried about this, but the strength and blood of the soldiers still cheered him up.  He was ready to go back and make an attack plan based on the Taiping Army's deployment he had seen over the past two days and one night.  It was a pity that he could not see the Gaobei Village Camp not far from Tongzhou. Only then did Wu Shili understand why the Taiping Army chose the Nanyuan Camp as the negotiation venue instead of the closer Gaobei Village. It was because they were worried about them.  See the military deployment of the camp over there.

    After returning to Tongzhou, the coalition held a plenary meeting. The atmosphere at the meeting was dull and depressing. Wu Shili and other officers reported the military strength and deployment of the Taiping Army they saw at the Nanyuan Camp, in order to infer Gaobei Village.  The deployment of the camp.

    After analysis by several staff officers, they found that the situation was not optimistic, especially the assessment of Major Compnon. The reconnaissance cavalry team he led had fought against the Taiping Army's cavalry before, and he was very impressed by the Taiping Army's continuous gun. He believed that the situation was not optimistic.  If the Taiping Army were equipped with a large number of this new type of weapon, it would be a huge disaster for the coalition soldiers adopting offensive tactics in terms of individual firepower.

    Another person who is even more worried is Grant. He has a deeper relationship with the Taiping Army and is more aware of how powerful the Taiping Army is. During the war with the Russians in the North, the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Army always impressed Grant.  Very afraid.

    Finally, Grant said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, since we are considering declaring war, we should not choose to fight the enemy here. I suggest that we retreat to the south and choose weakly defended areas to the south of the Taiping Army to attack, so that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's backyard will be on fire.  As long as we can inflict pain on the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they will be able to surrender."

    General Montauban despised Grant's idea, "Retreat south? General Grant, do you want to retreat to Hong Kong or India? We French will not retreat!"

    Grant was not angry. The French fleet was not strong, but their powerful army was their greatest hope. In addition, most of the French who had seen the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Army had returned home., Montauban did not know much about the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Army, and it is not surprising to have such an idea.

    But Grant patiently explained: "We don't need to retreat very far south. We must first withdraw to Shanghai, Ningbo and other places, and then divide our forces to defend the five treaty ports to ensure the safety of our concession, and then send a fleet to attack Shanghai.  We even broke into the Yangtze River and directly threatened Tianjing, the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so that we can remain invincible" (To be continued)
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